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Here, far too late, my reflections for topic 4 come. In our group, we discussed much how to retain students on online courses. We all had the experience that the rate of dropouts is much higher in online courses than in campus courses. We discussed wha…

Here follow my reflections on Topic 5, and more generally on the whoole ONL course. When starting the ONL course I was clearly a dark green ignorant in the field of online learning. I had never attended an online course, nor had I organised one by myself or in collaboration with other teachers. Thus, I … Continue reading From dark green to light green →

So I get it now. This entire course is designed according to Salmon’s five steps (2012), right? And  if so, boy, have I stumbled on the climb up the ladder. I have also taken shortcuts, skipped rungs, almost fallen off, but somehow always gotten b…

This is where the course is beginning to make real sense to me. I have developed and taught online courses since 2011 and have had to learn through trial and mistakes what works and what does not. Approaching the guidelines offered by City University L…

This week’s topic is one that I have already broached a bit in one of my first comments (“Introduction week 2”). Also, the one time in the course that the group is supposed to delve into collaborative learning of different kinds, I cannot participate. …

How generous can and should we be with our courses? I have taken a number of MOOCS over the last five years or so, and mostly enjoyed them. I also share my courses and the work I have put into them with my colleagues and students. Despite all this, I s…

Writing an entry about coursework that happened in the PBL Group 6 several weeks ago is challenging but by consulting both the process and the resulting presentation I will try to recapture some of my initial  thoughts on the material and subtopic…

Here comes the end of one learning journey and the beginning of a new one. Two and half months of learning about online networking and problem based learning in online environment went very quickly and were loaded with information and impressions. What are the most important messages that I am taking with me? First of … Continue reading Topic 5: Lessons learnt – future practice – Carving the message →

Topic 3 is about learning in communities and networked collaborative learning. A paradox is demonstrated in the literature. On the one hand, research has demonstrated that there are many positive aspects linked to working in groups. On the other hand, research has also showed that many problems arise, and that students often feel frustrated, and perhaps … Continue reading On Peer Grading →

With this somewhat provocative title I would like to raise a question, that of whether or not we – University teachers and researchers – should be residents of social medias. Do we need to be active there? I think the answer will depend on which type of residency we are considering: residency for professional purposes, … Continue reading To be or not to be a resident of social medias →

My favourite topic in the ONL course. Sadly, I had little time to explore it as I would have liked to. But when I see the result of our PLB6 group work, I realise I made a small contribution to the overall result.I would like to start this reflection b…

It has been exactly 11 weeks since I started the ONL course. Now, after watching the last webinar, it’s time to reflect on the whole journey.As most of the participants of the webinar pointed out, I had many good things to say about the course. I concu…

In the first topic of our ONL course we talked about digital literacy and what it takes to go and feel comfortable online. The ways we use different online platforms were nicely illustrated by David White who divided our online space into areas for personal or institutional use, and areas that we use as visitors … Continue reading Topic 1: Online participation and digital literacies – Tools for creating online presence →